Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-26
ROYCOTTING A CRIME.


About year ago the reckless and injudi-
cious leaders of Typographical Union No. Al
of New Haven concluded that they would
take charge of affairs in the composing room
of the JOURNAL AND COURIER. The men
employed there were satisfied with their pay
and their treatment. They were willing, in
order to keep the peace, to become members
of the Union, although the experience of
some of them who had belonged to
the Union had not been such as to make
them anxious to come under its despotic
rule again. The Darlington Publishing
Company was willing that they should join
the Union if they wanted to. Their appli-
cations were made in due form, and then
the little game of Glidden, Mcnamara,
Mailhouse, Busche and their fellow conspira-
tors became apparent. 1t was announced
that only such compositors as suited the pur-
poses of the conspirators were to
employ of the Darlington Pub
fishing company. The rest were to be
summary turned out into the street, there
to learn that the Unions power could not be
safely trifed with. This audacious and cold
blooded proposition was made to the Car
rington Publishing Company. There was no
question about wages, the Union rate being
paid The Darlington Publishing Company
replied, in effect, that its compositors could
remain in its employ, even if they did not
choose to bow down to the Union. They
decided that they would not, and because they
were not discharged and the Unions gang
given full possession boycott of the JOUR-
nAL AND COURIER was ordered.
1t will be remembered that at the time
this boycott was ordered there was much
excitement in New Haven and not little
fear The Morning News had been boy
cotted, and its proprietors had weakly given
up their rights and made full surrender to
the boycotters. The Darlington Publishing
Company concluded to resist the boycott and
the boycOtters to the full extent of its power.
It saw that if it succumbed it would fall
into slavery of most intolerable sort, and
that other business firms of this city would
also be enslaved. Therefore, for the sake of
its own freedom, and to do a public ser
vice, it resisted the attack made
on it. The flag which floats above this arti-
Gle was placed at the top of the editorial
columns of the JOURNAL AND COURIER,
with the statement, ''This is Free Coun-
try" When the eonspirators did unlawful
acts some of them were arrested. The
cases against them were persistently pushed
in the City and Superior courts, the re-
suit in both courts being the conviction of
the prisoners. They appealed, and now
the Supreme court of the State has de-
clared that they were guilty of conspiracy.
It is a good thing for the people of Con-
necticut that this conclusion has been reach
ed. It clears the air. Few fear the boyootters
now and few have feared them for some time.
But it is well to have it understood that al
though a business may not be conducted in
exact accordance with the ideas of walking
delegate, a union executive committee,
1t cannot safely be attacked by an irresponsi-
BILE and reckless gang of boyeotters whose
only argument is force and threats.
Boycotting, as it has been conducted in
New Haven, is over. We heartily thank all
the business men who have 80 firmly stood
bv MS in our long fight for the preservation
of our and their rights. And We are glad to
ba able to announce that the business of the
JOURNAL. AND COURIER has not suffered
from the attack made upon it. The boycott
tera had all their trouble for nothing.